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Hearing set in lawsuit over Virginia state senator s censure
SARAH RANKIN, Associated Press
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FILE This Thursday Jan. 14, 2021 file photo show State Sen. Amanda Chase, R-Chesterfield, addresses members of the Virginia Senate inside the Science Museum in Richmond, Va. Chase said at a campaign event this week that a fellow state senator seeking the Democratic nomination in the race would not be a governor that supports everyone because she is a leader of the legislative Black caucus. (Bob Brown/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP)BOB BROWN/AP
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) A federal judge is set to hear arguments Thursday about whether to dismiss a lawsuit from firebrand Virginia conservative Amanda Chase over her state Senate colleagues decision to censure her.
Hampton Roads jail loses accreditation from national group
March 11, 2021
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PORTSMOUTH, Va. (AP) A jail in Virginia s Hampton Roads region has lost accreditation from a national group over “continuous deaths” at the facility and a U.S. Department of Justice consent decree.
The Virginian-Pilot reported Wednesday that the American Correctional Facility decided earlier this month to revoke its accreditation for the Hampton Roads Regional Jail.
Voluntary accreditation from private organizations is common for jails. And while it s not required, many tout it as proof they’ve met a set of independent national standards.
The jail in Portsmouth is under federal oversight following a 2018 report that found conditions there had violated the Constitution’s prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment and the Americans with Disabilities Act. The jail has been ordered to make changes. Those include reducing its use of solitary confinement for inmates with serious